Meaning & Definition of Concern in English
English⟶
Concern
/kənsərn/
noun
1. Something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- "The safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
synonym:
- concern
2. An anxious feeling
- "Care had aged him"
- "They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
synonym:
- concern,
- care,
- fear
3. A feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
synonym:
- concern
4. Something or someone that causes anxiety
- A source of unhappiness
- "New york traffic is a constant concern"
- "It's a major worry"
synonym:
- concern,
- worry,
- headache,
- vexation
5. A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- "He bought his brother's business"
- "A small mom-and-pop business"
- "A racially integrated business concern"
synonym:
- business,
- concern,
- business concern,
- business organization,
- business organisation
verb
1. Be relevant to
- "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
- "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
synonym:
- refer,
- pertain,
- relate,
- concern,
- come to,
- bear on,
- touch,
- touch on,
- have-to doe with
2. Be on the mind of
- "I worry about the second germanic consonant shift"
synonym:
- concern,
- interest,
- occupy,
- worry
Examples of using
While there is concern about children's development, there is uncertainty about giving them a lot of lee-way.
This new project in Java doesn't concern me at all, because I'm a PHP developer.
For a pillow like this all men do yearn but that - quite frankly - is not my concern.